DONETSK, April 1. /TASS/. Russian troops have taken control of several Ukrainian strategic strongholds near Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), adviser to the DPR head Igor Kimakovsky told TASS on Monday.

"Our assault groups supported by artillery, the Aerospace Forces and FPV drone teams have taken control of several strongholds of Ukrainian armed formations near Chasov Yar. The strongholds seized by our troops have strategic significance and, correspondingly, prospects," he said.

Therefore, Russian assault teams have advanced considerably towards Chasov Yar, placing a larger part of the Ukrainian combat group’s supply routes in that area under their gunfire control, he specified.

Earlier, Kimakovsky told TASS that Chasov Yar was a key hub for the Ukrainian army on DPR territory.